We share tips for hanging a bird feeder to make life easier for them and you. You’ll need to think about the visibility of your feeder, its accessibility and the safety and protection of your bird feeder. Keeping all these things in mind, you can choose a prime spot for your bird feeder. Please keep reading for tips for hanging bird feeders to ensure your garden birds get the most from them.

Visibility is key

The first thing you need to consider when choosing a spot for your feeder is its visibility. This presents the question - "why is good visibility important for the birds?". A feeder that offers a 360 view of its surroundings will surely attract a flurry of birds. It will allow any garden birds to keep a watchful eye out for any predators that may be lurking and notice any danger while they eat.

Not only is good visibility important to any potential garden visitors. But it is also beneficial to you as the feeder of the birds. Open spaces around the feeder will make it easier for you to sit back and watch the birds as they come and go!

Peace and quiet!

Just like the rest of us, birds like a place to go that is nice and quiet and away from the hustle and bustle of garden space. Keep an eye out for a spot far enough away from the day-to-day traffic of your garden but still close enough for you to watch the activity going on. Feeders in quiet, excluded spots are typically more populated by birds than feeders close to highly active areas like garage and back doors, driveways, play structures and patios.

Make it easy to access for birds and you!

If you are lucky enough to have a busy feeder, you will need to top up your feeder with new bird food regularly, so it must be located in a place you can easily access. Remember, a busy feeder will also need to be cleaned a lot more frequently, and this is a step you don’t want to skip, so make sure you can easily pop it down from its chosen spot and give it a quick and thorough clean.

While we need to have easy access to the feeders, it goes without saying that it has to be easily accessed by birds. A feeder that is easy to access will allow the birds to swoop in and out freely without having to consider their flight path too much. This will allow them to fly in from their nearby nests and fill their beaks quickly and easily.

Provide shelter and protection

Another thing to consider when looking for a place to situate your feeder is the protection the surrounding areas will provide from harsh weather conditions. For any UK-based bird feeders, you will know as well as we do that the weather in the UK can change in a matter of seconds, and with each new season, there can be some pretty treacherous conditions.

Choose a spot that offers shade from the summer sun, a cover from the spring showers and protection from the winter winds. While protection from all these weather conditions will help to attract birds to your feeders, it will also help to keep your bird food protected. Summer sun can spoil your bird's food; the rain can cause it to form bacteria if it is left for too long, and we don't think we need to say what the wind does to it!